POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 219, 15 September 1924, Page 8

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M.) DISORDERLY WHILE DRUNK. ' William Ruka (22), who did not . appear, was convicted and fined £2 for ; being disorderly whilst drunk. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. "A man stopped mc in the street, sir, and I used the words," said Alexander McCullough (40) in answer to a charge of having used obscene language. He was fined £3, or seven days up in Mt. Eden. MISSED THE BOAT. An inmate of Rotoroa inebriates' home, Angus Fraser (48) pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to return to the island at the expiration of lawful absence. Senior Sergeant Rawle said that Fraser, who was a voluntary inmate, came to Auckland on Thursday last in order to have his teeth attended to. He was ordered to return by boat the same afternoon, but missed it. On Saturday he called at the police station to ascertain his position. The Magistrate did not convict, but ordered accused to return to Rotoroa by to-morrow's boat. MISCHIEF AND ASSAULT. Three young men all being under 21, ■whose names were ordered by the Magis- ' trate to be suppressed, through their solicitor, Mr. Allan Moody, pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness in Symonds Street on Saturday night, and with committing mischief by wilfully damaging a door to the extent of £2. Two of the trio were further charged with assaulting Christopher O'Brien. Senior-Sergeant Rawle said that the young men all went into a shop in Symonds Street at 0.10 on Saturday evening and on leaving the premises they damaged the door. Later two of them struck the man O'Brien. Mr. Moody said that all three were seamen on a coastal vessel. They had a few drinks on Saturday. All were now sorry for their action and expressed regret at the trouble they had caused. The three accused had never been in trouble before. The Magistrate convicted each of the two men charged with assault and imposed a fine of £2, half of the fine to go to the man assaulted. All three were ordered to pay 13/4 for the damage done. PROBATION EXTENDED. The theft of a quantity of scrap iron, valued at £1 10/, the property of the | Auckland City Council was admitted by ( a young man of 20. In a statement to the police accused said that he had been collecting scrap iron and selling it to a foundry. As he was hard up and had to find money with which to pay a fine of j £3 18/ for failing to notify his change i of address to the Defence Department, ; he stole the iron and sold it for £1 7/6. The Magistrate admitted accused to probation for 12 months, and directed that his residence, amusements and associates .be approved of by the probation officer. He was also ordered to make restitution. His name was ordered by the Magistrate to be suppressed. A NUISANCE. An Indian, Ganesh Givan, alias Ganes Jivan (23)' came up for sentence for attempting to commit suicide. - ; Senior-Sergeant Rawle said that he understood that accused was a nuisance to his own countrymen. It was diffi- j cult to know \vhat to do with him. He ■ had previous convictions for drunkenness, vagrancy, assault, and committing . wilful damage. Mr. Poynton seemed to know what to do with Givan. He inflicted a sentence ; of six months' imprisonment. j; A RECORD FOR ARREARS. ! "This man just about holds the record for arrears," said Mr. Poynton, after Edmund Hugh Campbell (44), had been charged with having failed to comply with the terms of a mainten- ' ance order made at Auckland on May 23, 1919, for the support of Mβ wife. The arrears-were set down as £540. Mr. Blakey, who appeared for accused, said that since meeting with an accident on the railway five years ago, Campbell had been unable to do any hard work. The Maintenance Officer (Mr. W. J. Campbell) remarked that there seemed little chance of getting the £540. Accused's wife was prepared to wipe out the sum of £500 and leave the arrears at £40, as well as reducing the order to £1 10/- per week. ] The magistrate reduced the arrears i to £40, and imposed a sentence of six j months' imprisonment, the warrant to i be suspended as long as Campbell pays : £1 15/- per week, 5/- being for the ] arrears. ' THEFT OF AN, OVERCOAT. ; John Austin, alias McMurdo (26), j pleaded guilty to the theft of an over- ; coat, valued at £2, the property of , Edward Lun. Senior Detective Hammond stated that • accused was at present serving a sen- ( tence oT six months' imprisonment. Austin was sentenced to three months' ; imprisonment, to be consecutive. < REMANDED. On remand from Christchurch, Alexander Hillhouse' (27) appeared to answer a charge that on September 20, 1923, he did wilfully damage an electric lift to the extent of £3, the property of the Business Blocks Company, Ltd. On the application of Senior Detective Hammond, accused was remanded to appear on Thursday. Bail was allowed in the sum of £50. SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT. In respect of six charges of obtaining money by means of valueless cheques, Roland George Collins (Mr. Blakey) pleaded guilty, but in answer to a charge of forgery and uttering he pleaded not guilty. In a statement to Detective Knight, accused said that he anticipated getting! money, but failed, consequently thej cheques tendered became valueless, h Other cheques had been tendered which! he could not remember, but he would | give the police every assistance to clear the matter up. Mr. Blakey stated that accused had been discharged from prison 12 months: ago and secured employment. For some i time he made good. was Collins , trouble. While in gaol he was divorced. Accused's parents were respectable people. If given another chance he would lead a straight life. Mr. Poynton said that he could not extend leniency to accused, who was sentenced to 6ix months' imprisonment, to be followed by not more than two years' reformative detention. On a charge of forgery and uttering j accused was remanded to appear at I Wellington-